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New Identity Theft Technique - DSD

January 31, 2013 Security news

Security experts are warning about a growing identity theft technique called DSD (Distributed Spam Distraction). This technique distracts victims, whose personal information had previously been stolen, from noticing alerts about account transactions taking place. DSD works by overwhelming users’ mailboxes with spam (often tens of thousands of emails a day). The goal is to distract users from recognizing confirmation emails about executed transactions on their accounts. Attacks are sometimes associated with spamming users’ contact telephone numbers, which prevents dial-authentication from the bank to confirm suspicious transactions. To protect yourself from DSD and other Internet attacks, follow the safety rules outlined in our article series on security basics.

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